The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Anemille (K+)
Fandom: SPOOKS (MI-5)
Pairing: none
Length: 3700 words
Author on LJ: anemille
Author Website: Stories on Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
Driver’s Note: This will be the last rec for Spooks this month. I’ve tried to showcase as many characters and aspects of the fandom as possible, but there are many more great stories and authors out there. Thanks for reading and (hopefully) giving feedback to authors.
Connie James was devious, witty, and spent a lot of time lying to everyone around her, including herself. Even after a series 7 finale in which she never seemed to stop talking about herself, it’s impossible to say why she did what she did, or what she believed. In short, Connie was the essence of Spooks, in a nutshell.
This story tries to make sense of the often-contradictory elements of Connie’s past, in the process exploring her motives and turning them inside out. While Connie’s choices might have been abhorrent, her character was always compelling, and this story captures that perfectly.
Excerpt:
Connie knows without doubt that this is not the end. She doesn't know how or where or when but she knows it will happen, knows that this cold existence will all mean something again just as soon as she's back in London.
Fighting the good fight.
Well, giving a good fight in any case.
Connie enjoys playing games. And the KGB oblige. The crosswords won't run out because if they do then something has gone horribly wrong and she's cut off for good. And Connie isn't about to let that happen: how could anyone stand knowing all of the world's secrets one day and none the next? Knowing what she knows, Connie thinks that she can hardly rest in peace, alive or dead.
And so she keeps playing their games. And sometimes she sends them games of her own.
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Pairing: none
Length: 3700 words
Author on LJ: anemille
Author Website: Stories on Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
Driver’s Note: This will be the last rec for Spooks this month. I’ve tried to showcase as many characters and aspects of the fandom as possible, but there are many more great stories and authors out there. Thanks for reading and (hopefully) giving feedback to authors.
Connie James was devious, witty, and spent a lot of time lying to everyone around her, including herself. Even after a series 7 finale in which she never seemed to stop talking about herself, it’s impossible to say why she did what she did, or what she believed. In short, Connie was the essence of Spooks, in a nutshell.
This story tries to make sense of the often-contradictory elements of Connie’s past, in the process exploring her motives and turning them inside out. While Connie’s choices might have been abhorrent, her character was always compelling, and this story captures that perfectly.
Excerpt:
Connie knows without doubt that this is not the end. She doesn't know how or where or when but she knows it will happen, knows that this cold existence will all mean something again just as soon as she's back in London.
Fighting the good fight.
Well, giving a good fight in any case.
Connie enjoys playing games. And the KGB oblige. The crosswords won't run out because if they do then something has gone horribly wrong and she's cut off for good. And Connie isn't about to let that happen: how could anyone stand knowing all of the world's secrets one day and none the next? Knowing what she knows, Connie thinks that she can hardly rest in peace, alive or dead.
And so she keeps playing their games. And sometimes she sends them games of her own.
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea